Hoggard tennis wins nail biter against New Hanover to claim conference title

WILMINGTON,NC (WWAY)–It came down to the wire on Thursday night, but the Hoggard boys tennis team escaped with a 5-4 win over rival New Hanover to claim their first MEC title since 2014.

The win caps off a perfect season in conference play for the Vikings, wrapping up the year with a (12-2) record. New Hanover ends their regular season at (10-2). Both teams should have a good shot to make the state playoffs.

Below, are the final results from Thursday nights match.

Singles

1. Alan Dimock (New Hanover) defeated Varun Varadarajan (Hoggard)
   6-2, 3-6 (10-5 tiebreaker)
2. Augie Ballantine (New Hanover) defeated Dalton Feldman (Hoggard)
   6-3, 6-0
3. Knox Lamar (New Hanover) defeated Quaid Sutherland (Hoggard)
   5-7, 6-4 (11-9 tiebreaker)
4. Samin Bhan (Hoggard) defeated Emerson Woolwin (New Hanover)
   6-2, 6-4
5. Grant Sutherland (Hoggard) defeated Sam Bradshaw (New Hanover)
   6-0, 6-1
6. Jake Morris (Hoggard) defeated George Turner (New Hanover)
   4-6, 7-5 (10-4 tiebreaker)

Doubles

1. Dimock/Ballantine (New Hanover) defeated Varadarajan/Sutherland (Hoggard), 8-1
2. Feldman/Bhan (Hoggard) defeated Woolwine/Lamar (New Hanover), 8-3
3. Sutherland/Morris (Hoggard) defeated Turner/Bradshaw (New Hanover), 8-0